LA JOLLA, Calif. – The No. 20 University of California San Diego women's basketball team will hit the road to face Chico State on Thursday evening, seeking its 10
th-consecutive win.
DETAILS
GAME 22:
vs. Chico State
Thursday, Feb. 6 – 5:30 p.m.
Art Acker Gymnasium – Chico
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Series Record: UC San Diego leads 31-13
ABOUT UC SAN DIEGO
Roster |
Schedule |
Stats
Overall: 17-4
CCAA: 13-3
Home: 8-2
Away: 6-2
Neutral: 3-0
vs. Ranked Opponents: 1-0
Streak: W9
Ranking: 20 (D2SIDA)
ABOUT CHICO STATE
Roster |
Schedule |
Stats
Overall: 12-8
CCAA: 8-6
Home: 5-4
Away: 5-3
Neutral: 2-1
vs. Ranked Opponents: N/A
Streak: W1
Ranking: N/A
POLLS
The Tritons were ranked 20
th in the latest D2SIDA Women's Basketball National Poll. In D2SIDA's most recent regional breakdown, UC San Diego was ranked third.
View the D2SIDA poll
here.
UC San Diego received votes in the newest WBCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll.
View the WBCA poll
here.
MOST RECENT MATCHUP
UC San Diego faced Chico State at home earlier this season. On Dec. 5, the Tritons topped the Wildcats at RIMAC Arena, 64-47.
TYLA TRIPLE-DOUBLE TURNER
Tyla Turner recorded a triple-double on Saturday as the Tritons defeated Stanislaus State, 82-54, at home. Turner contributed 13 rebounds, 10 assists, and 10 points in the victory. Her triple-double was UC San Diego's second in its Division II era, the first by a California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) player this season, and the eighth in Division II this season.
LOVING THE LINE
UC San Diego remains atop the conference leaderboard, shooting 79% from the free throw line (293-371). The Tritons' percentage is good for ninth in the nation.
Conference Free Throw Percentage
| UC San Diego |
0.790 |
| Sonoma State |
0.760 |
| Humboldt State |
0.754 |
FEW TURNOVERS FOR TRITONS
The Tritons are averaging only 11.7 turnovers per game, which is the fifth-lowest in the nation.
NCAA Turnovers Per Game
| Sioux Falls |
10.7 |
| Fort Hays St. |
11.0 |
| Augustana (SD) |
11.3 |
| Humboldt St. |
11.4 |
| UC San Diego |
11.7 |
CAN I BE OF ASSISTANCE?
UC San Diego leads the conference with a 1.21 assist/turnover ratio.
Conference Assist/Turnover Ratio
| UC San Diego |
1.21 |
| Humboldt State |
1.10 |
| Cal Poly Pomona |
1.03 |
WINNING BIG
UC San Diego has the highest margin of victory in the conference. Averaging 70.6 points per game while their opponents average 60.3, the Tritons have a margin of 10.3.
Margin
| UC San Diego |
10.3 |
| Cal State San Marcos |
9.3 |
| Cal State East Bay |
7.8 |
MACABU-HIGH ON THE LEADERBOARD
Julia Macabuhay ranks in the top five in six different statistical categories for the conference. Macabuhay ranks second in points per game (18.4), first in 3-point field goal percentage (44%), fourth in field goal percentage (50%), fifth in free throw percentage (80%), fourth in assists per game (4.4), and first in assist/turnover ratio (2.3).
HEAD COACH HEIDI VANDERVEER
A former WNBA coach, Olympic team scout and assistant for the legendary Pat Summitt at the University of Tennessee,
Heidi VanDerveer enters her eighth season as the UC San Diego head coach in 2019-20. VanDerveer was named the CCAA Coach of the Year for the fourth-consecutive season in 2018-19 as well as the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) West Region Coach of the Year for the second-straight year.
WHAT'S NEXT
The Tritons will head home after this for their final homestand of the regular season. UC San Diego will host Cal State Dominguez Hills at 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 13 and Cal State LA at 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 15 for Pink Night and Senior Night.
UC SAN DIEGO PARTNERS WITH ESPN NETWORKS
All UC San Diego home men's and women's basketball games will be broadcast live on ESPN3, making the Tritons one of just three NCAA Division II programs to have all of its home basketball games air live on ESPN Networks.
GET SOCIAL WITH UC SAN DIEGO HOOPS
Keep up with the Tritons all season long on social media through
Twitter, Facebook, and
Instagram. The team's handle is @ucsdwbb.
BIG WEST BOUND
UC San Diego is in its 20th and final year playing as an NCAA Division II team. In July of 2020, the entire athletics program will begin a four-year transition to NCAA Division I, culminating in full DI status as a member of the
Big West Conference for the 2024-25 academic year. At that time, all sports will be eligible for conference and NCAA postseason play.
GEAR
For the latest Triton apparel and accessories, visit the official team store of the Tritons
here.
FOR THE YOUNGER CROWD
Got some young Triton fans in your family? If they are eighth grade or under, check out the
Junior Triton Club. Membership includes a free t-shirt, admission to over 100 UC San Diego home athletic events, and much more!
About UC San Diego Athletics
With 30 national team championships, nearly 150 individual titles and the top student-athlete graduation rate among Division II institutions in the United States, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program annually ranks as one of the most successful in the country. The Tritons sponsor 23 intercollegiate sport programs that compete on the NCAA Division I and II levels and, in summer 2020, will transition into full Division I status as a member of the Big West Conference. UC San Diego student-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent. A total of 82 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 37 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. In competition, more than 1,300 UC San Diego student-athletes have earned All-America honors.
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